take something back into possession; apologize for saying something
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Take back Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
take back
v
1. bring back to the point of departure [syn: return, bring back ]
2. regain possession of something [syn: repossess]
3. resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
4. move text to the previous line; in printing
5. take back what one has said; "he swallowed his words" [syn: swallow, unsay, withdraw]
6. cause someone to remember the past; "this photo takes me back to the good old days"
admit to making a wrong statement He had to take back what he said about his boss in front of his co-workers.
Verb
1. bring back to the point of departure
(synonym) return, bring back
(hypernym) bring, convey, take
2. regain possession of something
(synonym) repossess
(hypernym) take
3. resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
(hypernym) relate
4. move text to the previous line; in printing
(hypernym) move, displace
5. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
(synonym) swallow, unsay, withdraw
(hypernym) renounce, repudiate
6. cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"
(hypernym) remind
Take back Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
"TAKE BACK" is Japanese R&B singer Kumi Koda's debut single. It is her only single to date not to make the Oricon Top 50.
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